We are trying to see all the historical places around here before we leave in January.  The other day we went to the Corinth Interpretive Center.  It is another place run by the Park service.  It also was FREE!  We like free :).

As you walked from your car to the building you noticed little items cast in bronze sticking out of the concrete. Here is a canteen

Canteen

a pistol

Pistol

some spectacles

Spectacles 

and, hmmm, what is this?

What is this?

A nail?  A writing instrument?  Opps, sorry, it is just a dead worm :).

Once we got to the front door of the building there was this bronze wall of marching soldiers

Wall of Soldiers

Inside there was a cannon

Cannon

There was a cool fountain in the court-yard

Fountain in Court Yard

Of course I like anything with water 🙂

They had some exhibits, a couple of talking exhibits and a movie.  It is amazing the number of young men that died or were maimed during the Civil War, it was such a shame. The exhibits followed pretty much the information we had already picked up at the Shiloh site but as this was in Corinth, it showed more about protecting the railroad and the slaves staying in Corinth after it was taken over by the Union Army.  The museum was a little closer than Shiloh so if you only have a short amount of time to check something out, this would be your place to get some Civil War history.

If you want to learn a little bit more about it for yourself, you can go to http://www.nps.gov/shil/historyculture/corinth.htm.

Anyway, it was good to get out of the boat and do a little exploring.  We’ll see what exciting things we find to check out next.  Maybe we’ll get back in the engine room soon.  Until then.. TTFN.